Adenium somalense

Adenium somalense is one of the most beautiful caudiciform plants. It grows wild in Somalia and through the Rift Valley into Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania. Depending on the area, its trunk can take different shapes from a fat shrub to a small tree (more than 4 m), differently from the similar species A. obesum whose caudex is mainly underground. The showy flowers are white-pink with a darker edge.

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Adenium somalense is one of the most beautiful caudiciform plants. It grows wild in Somalia and through the Rift Valley into Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania.

They have a rather vertical growth habit. Leaves are thin and long, often dark green and glossy.
Depending on the area, its trunk can take different shapes from a fat shrub to a small tree (more than 4 m), differently from the similar species A. obesum whose caudex is mainly underground. The showy flowers are white-pink with a darker edge.
Cultivation Protected
Plant origin Africa
Presentation Bare root
Botanical family Apocynaceae
Light Sun
Minimum winter temperature 10 ºC to 15 ºC
Plant type Woody
Color Pink
Care Pot
Shape Shrubs
Shape Succulents